Tease

Le Femme Mystique brings itʼs show back to where it all began!On March 7th, Le Femme Mystique Burlesque will present TEASE!, its 11th anniversary performance. The show, sponsored in part by Good Life - Body Piercing + Fine Jewelry, will take place at Musica in Akron, Ohio. The show will begin at 7pm. Tickets range from $15-25, including VIP and Reserved options.Headliners include Bella Sin (Cleveland), Siobhan Atomica (Lexington), Macabre Noir (Pittsburgh) and Honey Merlot (Columbus. Eliza Sidecar will perform a special feature. Cast will include Special guest Dahlia D'Luxe.Cleveland’s Burlesque Queen Bella Sin will capture the crowd’s attention from the moment she takes the stage with her vibrant red hair and a personality to match. The vivacious Sin is the mastermind behind Le Femme Mystique, as well as an active advocate for Cleveland.Siobhan Atomica is the founder and producer of the Kentucky Burlesque Society and The Bluegrass Burlexpo Kentucky Burlesque & Variety Festival. Siobhan Atomica is a burlesque performer, comedienne, producer, director, costumer designer, choreographer, instructor and fanatic. This Jackie of All Trades will keep her audience enthralled as she glides across the stage.Macabre Noir brings a dark elegance and satire to the world of burlesque and sideshow. Dedicated to the art of stage, she performs routines based in traditional numbers but twists and turns them into creations of obscure splendor, bending the line of classic and neo burlesque while enticing audiences into the furthermost regions of human libido.Honey Merlot has been involved in musical theatre her entire life, but recently entered the burlesque world in 2013. She has a powerful voice that can reach the back row of any theatre house with ease. The curvacious and outspoken Merlot will have the crowd drinking in her every move, as she commands the stage. In her hometown of Columbus, OH, Honey Merlot partners with Cherie Blondell to run Mon Cherie Entertainment, which specializes in bringing classical burlesque with a theatrical flair to the masses!

Le Femme Mystique begins its 2015 season with the 4th Annual Sweetheart Showcase on February 14, 2015, featuring headliners Apathy Angel, Lilly Rascal, Bella Sin and Rubi Solitaire, as well as a special feature performance from Le Femme Mystique’s Doll Bambino.Apathy Angel has been teasing audiences with high kicks and breathtaking performances on stages all over the East Coast and beyond since 2008. She captivates crowds in a swirl of chiffon and rhinestones one minute and later makes their jaws drop with her astounding flexibility and poise. Apathy has performed with Semi Precious Weapons when they opened for Lady Gaga, as well as shared the screen with Lana Del Rey, Natalie Portman in Black Swan and Vivica A. Fox inLaw & Order SVU. She has also posed for magazines like Supplementaire Art & Fashion Journal, L'Uomo Vogue, and Leg Show Magazine.

Ruby Solitaire is a NYC-based performer who puts the LUST in lustrous and the ASS in classy. Ruby embraces her inner geek while performing nerlesque, which melds the passion inherent to geekery with the rich traditions of classic burlesque.

Cleveland’s Burlesque Queen Bella Sin will capture the crowd’s attention from the moment she takes the stage with her vibrant red hair and a personality to match. The vivacious Sin is the mastermind behind Le Femme Mystique, as well as an active advocate for Cleveland.

Lilly Rascal hails from the Windy City. Lilly has been on the stage since age six, with nine years of dance experience—including pointe, modern and jazz—which helps her bring colorful stories to the stage. Lilly teaches and travels around the US. Lovable and cheeky, but ever so sneaky, it’s Lilly Rascal!

The 4th Annual Sweetheart Showcase, which takes place at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, will be hosted by Abby Downton. Doors will open at 8pm, with the show beginning at 9pm. Tickets range from $17-30.

She embarked upon the first leg of the journey that is Fear’s Confections just over four years ago, in March of 2010, as a home-based mail order and catering business. With growing demand, our small home kitchen was quickly overrun with candy and brownies piled onto every flat surface.

On August 4th 2013, Fear’s Confections made the leap to an out-of-home production and retail space. She was visited by TV-Celebrity Chef Alton Brown and is becoming a staple of local Cleveland Must Go To's for Local Eats.

Cleveland's Burlesque Queen Bella Sin visited the chocolatier in her Lakewood location to interview the master of nerdy local Chocolate!

OBF-How did you start your chocolatier career?Fear-I was laid off in 2009 from my engineering job and started dabbling in brownie making while looking for work. We launched online in March of 2010, and branches out into candies about a year later.OBF-Why Geek?Fear-My husband and I (and most of our friends) are geeks at heart. We make what we like in order to set ourselves apart from other chocolate shops. We started out with Doctor Who about a year ago, and have been expanding our geek line since.

OBF-When did you open your store?Fears-Our first storefront was on the east side, and we opened it in August of 2013. After a year in that location, we decided to move it closer to home and reopened in Lakewood in October of 2014.>OBF-What do you love about chocolate?Fears-I love that it is a delicious treat that brings happiness to so many people. Whether it's a personal reward for something well done, or something to brighten a person's day, it's something simple that spreads joy.

OBF-What are some unique products you offer?Fears-Aside from the geek chocolates, our most unique product is our sponge candy. It is something I grew up eating in Buffalo, but when I moved to Cleveland, I realized no one around here seems to have even heard of it. I learned to make it so I can bring a taste of my hometown into my shop. (And I can have it whenever I want without a 3.5 hour drive)

OBF-First time shopper at you store what do you recommend?Fears-We are known for our caramels and use it in a variety of ways. We make plain and salted chocolate-dipped caramels, old fashioned caramels, caramel dipped Oreo cookies, and in the fall we make caramel apples.

Join us on Friday February 6th for Fall In Love At Fear's Meet Bella Sin Cleveland's Burlesque Queen and Shop local for this Valentine Season from 3:00PM to 6:00PM Facebook Event Invite